Sweets
Other Foods
Films
Dissidents and Defectors
Sports
100

It's a tube of deep fried dough stuffed with a creamy filling. It was created for tourists in Prague who think it's a traditional Czech dish. It's been called "Traditional Czech street food, like pizza."

What is trdelnik?

100

It's joke name is candle sauce, and only grandma can make it perfectly. 

What is svickova?

100
This 2004 comedy follows teenagers Rendy and Jachym as they search for love and adventure in the snow. 

What is Snowboardaci?

100

He was a dissident playwright who was made to work in a brewery because of his political views. He went on to a better job in 1989.

Who is Vaclav Havel?

100

They are the two teams that make up the Prague Derby. 

Who are Sparta and Slavia?

200

It's a sweet pastry split in two with a cream center and covered in caramel sauce. In English it means windmill. 

What is vetrnik?

200

It's shredded potatoes formed into circles and seasoned with garlic and marjoram. 

What is bramborak? (potato pancakes)

200

This 2006 comedy follows teenagers Dany and Filip as they search for love and adventure on the river. 

What is Raftaci?

200

He was the top singer of his era and defected to West Germany in the 1971. However, when the Czechoslovak government froze his money, he decided to return home after a few months.  

Who is Karel Gott?

200

Jaromir Jagr and Dominik Hasek were members of the Czech national hockey team that did this in Japan in 1998. 

What is win the Olympic gold medal?
300

It's the name of the traditional Czech sponge cake. Some people put chocolate in it. 

What is babovka?

300

It's pickled sausages, not drowned men.

What is utopenci?

300

These are two films about an angel named Petronel who can't seem to do anything right. It doesn't help that a devil named Urias is always complicating things. 

What are Andel Pane and Andel Pane 2?

300

Not all dissidents disagree with the government. This Czech inventor of the hacek and carka disagreed with the Catholic church and was burned for his beliefs. 

Who is Jan Hus?

300

This leftwinger from Cheb became an all time great player for Juventus.

Who is Pavel Nedved?

400

It's a less majestic version of vetrnik. The biggest difference is there is no caramel. 

What is venecek?

400

It's creamy South Bohemian soup with mushrooms, potatoes, fresh dill and eggs. 

What is kulajda?

400

He was the most popular comedian in Czech films in the 1930s and 40s.

Who is Vlasta Burian?

400

She was an opponent of both the Nazis and the communists. In 1950 the communist government executed her for reasons that were not true. Her trial was a farce and no one believed the government. She became a national hero. 

Who is Milada Horakova?

400

She became the first person to ever win gold medals the Olympics for skiing and snowboarding. No other skier had even competed in both before she did it in 2018.

Who is Ester Ledecka?

500

This is a half moon shaped sweet bread covered with a ton of poppy seeds. 

What is loupak/makova?

500

It's a Moravian sparrow, but with pork instead of the bird. 

What is Moravsky vrabec?

500

It is the biggest money making film in Czech history. To make her partner's last wish come true, a woman and her three daughters divide a marathon into four parts, with each running one quarter. 

What is Zeny v behu?

500

She is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and defected to the United States in 1975, where she still lives today. 

Who is Martina Navratilova?

500

He is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and famous for his hard hit shots. However, he angered easily and was given the nickname of Ivan the Terrible. 

Who was Ivan Lendl?